Warning! 

     Having pointed to prophecy in OT scripture...that a Son (Incarnation) would appear, the author of Hebrews claims that Jesus is that Son. He had been born and laid in an animal manger. At age 30 the Father tested him. He taught people what his Father revealed, healed many, and was crucified. On the third day appeared alive, appearing to those he would commission. 

     Jewish believers in the first century facing trouble and persecution needed to be reassured in their faith and warned not to drift away from the truth.  

     The author wrote, "How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? It is not to angels that he (God) has subjected the world to come" (v. 5). Then he quoted Psalms 8:4-6 and 144:3: "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, and put everything under his feet." 

     "But we see Jesus...crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, that by the grace of God he might taste death for all."

     "Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death ... that is, the devil. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants...becoming a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, that he might make atonement for the sins of the people." 

Commentary: Christians may become indifferent to God's Word. We may begin to pay less attention, stop persevering, and slowly drift away from God's Son. Our responsibility is to draw near to him, continually. His responsibility is to help us in time of need.

Next: Chapter 3. Greater than Moses